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African Americans Responsible For Today's Shortcomings

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Are reparations needed? Some people may never accept the fact that America is a white supremacy. But statistics show that African-Americans are consistently at the bottom of the educational, financial, and employment scales , and there are only one of two explanations for that. Either blacks suffer from a genetic retardation which hinders their luck amongst society , or the most obvious and serious reason that yesterday’s slavery is the cause for today’s shortcomings .

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